National Highway 55 - the road connecting to the city of thousands of flowers

Cam Binh La Gi Beach

The section through Binh Thuan alone is about 156 km long, starting from Thang Hai commune (Ham Tan) through La Gi - Tanh Linh to the end point of Da Mi commune, Ham Thuan Bac district. National Highway 55 starts in Ba Ria city through Long Dat and Xuyen Moc districts (Ba Ria - Vung Tau). National Highway 55 through Binh Thuan starts at Thang Hai commune, Ham Tan district, passes through La Gi town, Ham Thuan Nam, Tanh Linh and reaches Da Mi commune, Ham Thuan Bac district, then connects with Bao Lam district and ends at Dai Binh intersection between National Highway 20 km123+900 and the end of National Highway 55, Loc Son ward, Bao Loc city, Lam Dong province. This is the east-west axis road connecting the provinces of the Southeast and the Central Highlands. In addition, due to the convenience of traffic from Cam Binh and Ke Ga coastal tourist areas to Bao Loc and Da Lat, many tourists call this the route connecting the sea with the city of thousands of flowers (Da Lat)...

National Highway 55 - The road connecting to the city of thousands of flowers.

For many years, tourists in the southern provinces who want to have a rich trip, both having fun with the "Blue sea - white sand - yellow sunshine" in Binh Thuan and enjoying the poetic flower hills often choose National Highway 55 for their "tour". Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh, a 45-seat driver who transports tourists from Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Ho Chi Minh City to Binh Thuan and Lam Dong, said that National Highway 55 through Binh Thuan has many advantages when it has an intersection with National Highway 1 in Tan Nghia town, Ham Tan district and an intersection with Phan Thiet - Dau Giay expressway in Song Phan commune, so it is quite convenient for vehicles transporting goods and tourists from the Central Highlands, Ba Ria - Vung Tau and the southern provinces to La Gi, Phan Thiet... Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh confided: “I often have company work in La Gi and Da Lat so I often travel on National Highway 55. The route is very beautiful like a stream flowing through the middle of the forest. Every time I feel tired on the road, I stop to rest and breathe the fresh air, so I really like it...”.

National Highway 55 is located in the middle of La Gi town.

Xuan Huong Lake, Da Lat city.

I often travel on Highway 55, sometimes from the intersection of Highway 1 - Highway 55 from Ham Tan to Tanh Linh, sometimes from Dong Kho commune to Da Mi. Many times I see tourists stopping their cars along Highway 55 to take pictures. On both sides of the road from Ham Tan - Tanh Linh, wild flowers are in full bloom this season. The pure white flowers cover the roadside, emitting a gentle fragrance that makes many tourists sigh because of the purity of the flowers and the mountain air. Many days, there are groups of cars and motorbikes traveling in groups, choosing an empty spot along the road with shade from the forest trees to rest and eat, which is quite enjoyable... Traveling on National Highway 55 through Binh Thuan , tourists can experience many interesting tourist attractions such as visiting Cam Binh tourist area (La Gi) to swim in the sea and eat seafood with many delicious dishes such as crabs, snails, mackerel salad, mantis shrimp, grilled scallops with scallion oil, blood cockles, one-sun-dried mackerel... Going down to Tanh Linh, there is Ba waterfall and the tourist area that is forming the White Bridge, La Ngau, watching the gentle La Nga river with clear blue water, enjoying the specialty dish of snakehead fish cooked with bitter melon from Tanh Linh forest or mountain goats, black pigs raised naturally by ethnic minorities in the area.

Dalat city of thousands of flowers.

Going up to Da Mi, the land of fruit trees, stop at the Wind and Cloud rest stop to enjoy the first sweet durian of the season, fatty macadamia nuts... grown on the land of Da Mi. While admiring the scenery of Ham Thuan lake with light bamboo boats gliding on the water, the dawn in the early morning mist covering the lake creates many beautiful, dreamy images like paintings... From Da Mi through Loc Nam and Loc Thanh communes (Bao Lam district) to Bao Loc city connecting through the city of thousands of flowers Da Lat, on this route there are not only wild sunflowers along the road to decorate the trip but also endless green tea gardens. Coffee gardens in bloom spread their fragrance throughout the sky...

National Highway 55 is not only a route to protect national security and defense, develop inter-regional socio-economics, but also a route for "travel enthusiasts" because on that route there is "Blue sea - white sand - yellow sunshine" and thousands of flowers...

According to the Road Network Planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050 approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 1454/QD-TTg dated September 1, 2021, National Highway 55 will be extended to Dak Glong district, Dak Nong province with a total length of 290 km. Therefore, when the three provinces of Binh Thuan, Lam Dong and Dak Nong are merged, the route will become essential for inter-regional traffic...

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